ABOUT ME
I have worked in diverse settings in London for the NHS, charities and in the private sector as a psychotherapist, art therapist and clinical supervisor to nursing staff. I hold all forms of creative expression in high esteem, and regard them as very important in informing my work as a therapist. I also have a particular research interest in religion, folklore, and mythology, and the way in which they impact on one’s psychological and emotional life.
affiliations and registrations
Registered UKCP Psychotherapist
Registered HCPC Art Psychotherapist
Member of the Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Certificate in EMDR - EMDR Academy
MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (distinction) - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education/ University of East London
Advanced Diploma Integrative Arts Psychotherapy - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education/ University of East London
Diploma in the Therapeutic Application of the Arts (distinction) - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education/ University of East London / London Metropolitan University.
Certificate in Counselling - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education
BA (Hons) English & Related Studies (Bretton Hall/ University of Leeds)
Publications and articles
I enjoy writing about psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and the arts and and have written several articles on my own blog here, for Psyche Reg, Counselling Directory, and for Private Psychiatry. These are intended both as ‘standalone’ articles and as a means of providing further insight into the way in which I approach my work clinically.
I have also written a book entitled ‘Trauma and the Supernatural in Psychotherapy' which considers perspectives from psychoanalysis, anthropology, literature and folklore.